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BY J Poet

Gene Autry was one of the most successful cowboy singers and actors of the 40s and 50s. He was a prolific recoding artist and songwriter and made 640 records, including 300 tunes he wrote or co-wrote. He sold more than 100 million records and albums, collected a dozen gold and one platinum record, and cut some of the most enduring cowboy and holiday classics of all time including “Back in the Saddle Again,” “Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)”, and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” the perennial Christmas single, outsold only by Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas.” He’s the only entertainer to have five stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for Radio,... Read More

City Of Origin:

Orvon Gene Autry on Sep 29, 1907 in Tioga Springs, TX,

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Country

Birthdate:

09/29/1907

Death date:

10/02/1998